Mission Sex: Dating Techies

My friend Mary has no doubt. “You can’t throw a can of PBR in the Mission without hitting a techie,” she says sitting at the Sycamore Cafe on Mission Street in front of two lamb sliders with fries. I’ve just asked her if she has dated any of the guys who work in startups, Google, Facebook or any other computer-related venue.

Her answer is the perfect start for my research about a type of guy who brings to mind contradictions. On the one hand, it’s difficult going out with someone who can talk for hours about positioning, SEO and other concepts most civilians only pretend to understand. On the other hand it’s possible to learn something new.

But if it’s true they are only a PBR can away, meaning the tech date is likely, what do women in the Mission think about them. What have the dates been like? Does the industry attract a certain type better or less understood by women than, say, the typical men or from Mars disconnects? TO READ MORE CLICK HERE